Is it just me, or did the Olympics actually mean something when we were younger?

[African Peasant]

We are bombared with too much entertainment.

 

[MikelArteta]

Thing is, what country will be willing to take on that financial burden...and at what cost? We saw what happened to Brazil when they mortgaged their entire economy in hopes of winning the world cup and taking that steam into the Olympics.

But if you're going to judge an Olympics off it's opening ceremony and not the actual competition you may as well just let Saudi Arabia do it cause they have the money to put on a show bigger than anyone.

no one wants the olympics anymore. No one even bids for it.

 

[concise]

i haven't tracked when the opening ceremony vs. actual play starts...but the fact that the Olympics has already started and the Opening Ceremony is today is

them also being a "world power" and coverage about still not being able to stop shyt from flowing into their main river literally days before the start is legendarily bad.

Soccer tournament happening before the opening ceremony has been a thing since Sydney 2000.

 

[F*ckthemkids]

It's time mah boi

I'd fail the drug test

 

[KGlock]

Last memorable Olympics for me was 2012

 

[MostReal]

It still means something to me

 

[Alvin]

Never really cared outside of infamous events (Usain Bolt, Team USA Basketball, Phelps and Lockte)

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Olympics used to be awesome bc it was focused on the sports.

Now NBC is focused on selling some sob story about each athlete . We don't need that shyt,

 

[richaveli83]

I never cared about the Olympics. I might have watched a game or two of Team USA basketball but outside of that, I never cared.

It's always funny seeing people act like they care about track and field, gymnastics, swimming, etc every four years but never watch that shyt when it's not Olympic season.

 

[CHICAGO]

YOU WERE ON SUMMER VACATION
WITH TONS OF FREE TIME
WATCHING THAT shyt...

NOW YOURE AN ADULT WITH A JOB
AND OTHER PRIORITIES
WHILE IT COMES ON AT WEIRD HOURS
DUE TO BEING OVERSEAS.

THATS THE DIFFERENCE





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[Budda]

Only thing that really ever mattered in Olympics was track particularly the sprints, thing is there ain’t no generational superstar sprinters anymore, Michael Johnson, Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene, Bolt types.

 

[315]

Always a big deal for me. I love the Olympics. Watch as many events as I can

 

[97Pac]

Me and my cousin got the fighting over Dominique Dawes during the 96 Olympics

 

[TEH]

Always a big deal for me. I love the Olympics. Watch as many events as I can

Same here

I love it

 

[MrLogic]

Not gonna lie as a kid

all I payed attention to was USA basketball team and track and field


that other shyt was lame
the rest of the sports